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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of Oakleigh D. Smith were |
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deeply saddened by his death on January 12, 2014, at the age of 90; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on April 12, 1923, |
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Mr. Smith was the son of Dwight and Jewel Smith; he came of age |
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during World War II and proudly served his country in the United |
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States Army Air Corps; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Smith graduated from Oklahoma State University |
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and went on to complete a master's degree in chemical engineering at |
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The University of Texas at Austin; he became a sales manager for |
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Purex Corporation and was employed by the company until his |
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retirement; before returning to Oklahoma, he resided in Conroe; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Smith shared a fulfilling relationship with his |
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wife, Carolyn Glomsett Smith, and he was the devoted father of three |
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children, Donald Smith, Susan L. Kerr, and Gena Overby; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Oakleigh Smith will be deeply missed, |
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cherished memories of time spent in his company will long endure in |
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the hearts of his loved ones; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Oakleigh D. Smith and |
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extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Oakleigh |
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Smith. |